Tomorrow the Assembly is debating a private members measure being brought forward by my Welsh Liberal Democrat colleague Jenny Randerson. Her objective as I understand it is to enable the Assembly to issue statutory guidance to schools to ensure that the food they serve is healthy. I will vote for that measure because it does not prevent pupils making their own choice as to what they eat. Education is one thing, proscription is quite another.

Schools need to work with pupils not force them to comply. I am afraid that the nanny state is flourishing under this Labour-Plaid Government. I am disappointed that local Councils are joining them in this narrow interpretation of the healthy eating agenda.

Peter, your very thinly veiled attack on Jenny would be far more effective if it wasn't Kirsty who chaired the Committee that gave the Measure it's strong support just last week. I am surprised that you believe attacking your colleague's Measure is good for the party in the long run. You may deny that you are attacking her, but the inference of what you are saying is very clear and I do not for a single moment believe that you are not aware of this.

Actually Sarah, I am specifically not attacking Jenny. I am surprised at the level of paranoia amongst those supporting Jenny. If I want to say something critical of Jenny then I will say it not try and disguise it. I am quite clear that Jenny's measure is the right way forward provided that the Labour-Plaid Government do not turn it into a proscribed way forward. That is not Jenny's intention and nor should it be.

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